What Project TEACH does

Project TEACH is a New York State-funded program operated under the New York State Office of Mental Health, established in 2010 as CAP PC (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry for Primary Care) and rebranded under its current name. The program serves pediatric and maternal primary care providers across New York State by connecting them with child/adolescent psychiatrists and reproductive psychiatrists for case consultation, enabling earlier and more capable in-practice management of mild-to-moderate mental health concerns in children, adolescents, and pregnant or postpartum women. In 2018 the program expanded its scope through Project TEACH for Moms to address perinatal mental health, effectively doubling its clinical footprint.

The organization delivers services through a coordinated portfolio including a clinical access line (855-227-7272) with a 30-minute psychiatrist callback guarantee, scheduled face-to-face or telehealth consultations with 48-hour written reporting, CME-certified online courses via a Learning Management System, multi-day intensive training programs (Child & Adolescent and Maternal Mental Health Intensive Training), resource libraries with rating scales and toolkits, and scholarship programs supporting PSI PMH-C and NCRP certification. Underlying infrastructure includes an LMS platform (lms.projectteachny.org) for on-demand CME delivery, videoconference capability for telehealth, and a statewide hub site network.

The business model is non-commercial: Project TEACH is entirely funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health as a designated public health access program, with all clinical consultation, training, referral, and scholarship services provided at no cost to eligible New York State prescribers and clinicians. It does not sell software or charge user fees. Its revenue mechanics are effectively a single-grantor state appropriation rather than diversified commercial revenue.

Name

Project TEACH

Legal name

Project TEACH

Website

https://projectteachny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Project TEACH is New York State's designated child/adolescent and perinatal psychiatry access program, funded by the NY State Office of Mental Health, providing free psychiatric consultation, training, and CME education to pediatric and maternal primary care providers statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Project TEACH is entirely funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. All services (consultations, trainings, referrals) are provided free of charge to eligible healthcare providers in New York State. This is a grant-funded public health initiative rather than a commercial enterprise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Project TEACH provides free psychiatric consultation services (telephone, telehealth, and face-to-face) connecting New York State healthcare providers with child/adolescent and reproductive psychiatrists within 30 minutes. The program also delivers CME/CE-certified education and training programs via an online Learning Management System and intensive multi-day training events, supplemented by scholarship programs supporting clinician certification in perinatal mental health.

Product overview

Project TEACH is New York State's child/adolescent and perinatal psychiatry access program, functioning as a service-based healthcare support initiative rather than a software product. The organization operates a coordinated portfolio of clinical consultation services (telephone and face-to-face consultations with psychiatrists), education and training programs (core trainings, online courses, intensive training programs, and a Learning Management System for CME credits), and resource libraries (rating scales, toolkits, and topic-specific resources). Key offerings include PSI PMH-C and NCRP scholarship programs supporting clinician certification. The core value proposition is enabling primary care providers to deliver quality mental health care through expert consultation access and comprehensive educational resources, with services funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project TEACH for Moms: Maternal mental health initiative launched in 2018 to address perinatal concerns for mothers.

Products and services

• Telephone Consultation Service A clinical access line (855-227-7272) enabling New York State prescribers to speak directly with child/adolescent psychiatrists and reproductive psychiatrists within 30 minutes for case consultations and treatment support. Available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
• Face-to-Face/Telehealth Consultations Scheduled consultations with child/adolescent psychiatrists for children and families, available in-person or via videoconference. Written reports sent within 48 hours. Telehealth available for families living more than one hour from consulting psychiatrist or with limited transportation.
• Core Trainings On-site training programs for primary care clinicians on child/adolescent and maternal mental health topics, providing CME/CE credits.
• Online Courses / Learning Management System (LMS) On-demand, CME-certified education accessible through Project TEACH's Learning Management System for training on maternal and children's mental health topics.
• Child & Adolescent Mental Health Intensive Training Intensive multi-day training program for primary care clinicians on child and adolescent mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Provides CME/CE credits.
• Maternal Mental Health Intensive Training Intensive training program for Ob/Gyn and primary care clinicians on maternal mental health, covering perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Provides CME/CE credits.
• PSI PMH-C Certification Scholarship Scholarship program providing up to $2,000 reimbursement for New York State clinicians pursuing Postpartum Support International Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), covering coursework, advanced training, and PMH-C exam (maximum two attempts). 30-40 scholarships awarded annually across three application rounds.
• NCRP Intensive Practicum Scholarship Scholarship program awarding up to 5 scholarships of $5,000 each annually to NYS prescribers for the National Curriculum for Reproductive Psychiatry 3-day intensive practicum training in Chapel Hill, NC. Includes written knowledge exam, peer supervision, and Expert Clinician Certification.
• Referral Services Linkage services connecting patients to mental health resources in their communities across New York State.
• Child Sub-Specialty Consultations Sub-specialty psychiatric consultation services for pediatric primary care providers seeking expert guidance on specific child and adolescent mental health conditions beyond general consultation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consultations provided within 30 minutes of call
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Long Island Jewish Medical Center / Northwell HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Clinical collaboration with LIJ Medical Center, including Zucker Hillside Hospital and Cohen Children's Medical Center. Dr. Victor Fornari serves as Vice Chair and Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis leads Women's Behavioral Health at Zucker Hillside Hospital. Joint training and consultation activities.
• Postpartum Support International (PSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) program partnership. Project TEACH provides scholarships for NY State clinicians to pursue PSI PMH-C certification. Project TEACH Maternal Mental Health 'Foundations' training is recognized by PSI as advanced training for certification.
• National Curriculum for Reproductive Psychiatry (NCRP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCRP Intensive Practicum partnership. Project TEACH funds up to 5 scholarships annually ($5,000 each) for NY State prescribers to attend the 3-day Women's Mental Health Intensive Practicum in Chapel Hill, NC. Includes written knowledge exam, peer supervision, and Expert Clinician Certification.
• Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with MGH Center for Women's Mental Health. Faculty contributors including Dr. Marlene Freeman, Dr. Ruta Nonacs, and Dr. Laura Petrillo contribute to educational content and training programs.
• Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Hofstra/Northwell medical school. Clinical faculty hold professorships and engage in training and education activities through the medical school.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA): Federal HRSA-funded program that supports state-level psychiatric access programs including those comparable to Project TEACH. Functions as an umbrella funding mechanism that has enabled many of the state access programs that operate as direct peers of Project TEACH.

Direct peers

• Postpartum Support International (PSI): National organization providing perinatal mental health training, certification (PMH-C), and provider support. Closely aligned with Project TEACH's maternal mental health training mission and serves as a direct partner via the PMH-C scholarship program, indicating overlapping provider training focus.
• Partnership Access Line (PAL): Washington state-funded program providing mental health consultation to pediatric primary care providers. Operates through Seattle Children's Hospital with a state mandate similar to Project TEACH's NYS OMH relationship, offering phone consultation and care navigation services.
• Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT): Texas state-funded program providing pediatric mental health consultation via telemedicine to primary care providers statewide. Closely comparable to Project TEACH in delivering free consultation services and continuing education to clinicians caring for children and adolescents.
• Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP): State-funded psychiatric consultation and training program for Massachusetts pediatric primary care providers. Operates a model nearly identical to Project TEACH, with phone-based consultation, face-to-face consultations, and CME training funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

Others

• MotherToBaby: National service providing evidence-based information about medication safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Shares Project TEACH's maternal mental health consultation mission, particularly around medication guidance for clinicians serving pregnant and postpartum patients with psychiatric conditions.
• National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry (NCRP): National training program for clinicians in reproductive psychiatry offering 3-day intensive practicums in Chapel Hill. Project TEACH funds scholarships for NY clinicians to attend NCRP training, reflecting directly overlapping training content and shared mission of building reproductive psychiatry capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ProjectTEACHNY
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-teach-new-york

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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